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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE H. STATEN, OF PORTSMOUTH, OHIO.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 574,584, dated January5, 1897. Application filed February l2, 1896. Serial No. 579,082. (Nomodel.)

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Be it known that I, GEORGE H. STATEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Portsmouth, in the county of Scioto and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Signs; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in signs;and it has for its object, among others, to provide a simple and cheapsign -Which can be readily changed at will each day, as the storekeeperor other person desires to change the character of the` advertisement.

It embodies a suitable support from which are suspended detachably andadj ust-ably the signs, which also are made adjustable.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear,and the novel features thereof will be particularly pointed out in theappended claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings,which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of thisspecification, and in Which- Figure lis a front eleva-tion of myimproved sign. Fig. 2 is a rear view thereof. Fig. 3 is a view of amodiiied form. Figs. 4, 5, and G are details of the hooks and supportingdevices. Fig. 7 is a perspective detail.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts in the several views.

Referring now to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates asuitable signboard, preferably of Wood, of any desired width and lengthand thickness, on which it is designed to print a permanentadvertisement of some article or the name of the manufacturer or otheradvertisement, although this board may be in the nature of a blackboard,so that the sign or advertisement may be changed at will. p B are chainsor cords supported from opposite ends of this board in any suitablemanner and of any desired length.

O are slats of any desired number provided at or near each end'with ahole c, through Width which the cords or chains pass. These slats areadjustable in the direction of the length of the cords and chains andmay be held in their adjusted positions in anysuitable mana ner-such,for instance, as by the wire hook shown in Fig. 4, placed on the underside of the slat, and the point of the hook passing through a link ofthe chain and holding the slat in position.

If a cord is used for the supporting device B, a iiexible Wire hook E(seen in Fig. 5) is employed instead of the hook seen in Fig. 4, thesmall projecting point c being driven in the slat near the cord, and thecurve e of said hook springs the hook in tight against the cord, theother end engaging the slat.

F are double hooks screwed into the under sides of the slats and anydistance apart. These hooks are made double, so that both sides of theholder can be used. The signs G are supported from these hooks and maybe of any desired character, being preferably of Wood in the nature of ablackboard, so that the signs can be readily placed thereon with chalkand erased when it is desired to change them. These hooks can also beused for supporting articles in a storeavindow, if desired.

I also may employ elastic tapes H, the same as the slats and placed onthe face sides thereof, made fast on the slats on the left hand, withtacks or otherwise, and secured to the opposite end by means of a ringand a hook I and J. This is adapted for use when a sign made fromroll-paper is continu? ous from top to bottom of the holder.

In Fig. 3 I have shown the signs supported one from the other and theside cords or chains dispensed with.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is-` 1. Thecombination with the supportingboard and the cords or chains suspendedtherefrom, of the slats connecting the cords or chains and the signssupported from said slats, the said slats being adjustable upon thecords or chains, substantially as described.

2. The combination with the supportingboard and the cords or chainssuspended therefrom, of the slats connecting the cords or chains and thesigns supported from said IOO cords or chains, and double hookssupported 1o from the slats, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed this I specification in the presenceof two subscrib- GEORGE 1I. STATEN.

shits, the said slats being adjustable upon the cords o1' chains, andmeans for holding the same in their adjusted position, substan tially asdescribed.

3. The combination with the supportinging Witnesses. hoard and the cordsor chains suspended therefrom, of the slats connecting the' cordsVitnesses: or chains -atnd the signs supported from said slats, the saidshits beingadjustahie upon the W. D. MYERS, ROBERT A. CRoss.

